Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-12-20
The Editors Inspiration in;


sf Mr.. Kajones, = ;, said the foreman
OF. a southern Illinois, paper as. he
went into the presence of the editor
fthe other day, . we've visited a day
tand ,a7half for that blank paper and
it hasn't come yet. If we don't g,
to press thfs afternoon we'h lose two
stickfuls of legal ads. thae have got
to be printed before tozmerrew.r--.
What are we going to-tio: %
=" Have we any blank paper at
aH?'i inquired the editor - HwO ,
. We, have ten quires Of brown
wrapping paper, such as BUTCHERS I
use"
:. Then,,.iIi said the editor, sas the
fire of sudden inspiration flashed
from his eyes, .'we'll use that, -
And he tnrned 10 his desk and wrote
the following editorial. which he gave
to the foreman. with instructions4to
Idouble-lead il and put it at the head
of the first column on. the editorial
page. t.t, ..z c-1.... -; o5 -ty52ii ~
"of all the papers in the United
States the Welkin Ringer: is the only
one that has the enterprise to print n
correct portrait of Queen KapioIani,
of the Sandwich Islands, which will
he found in another column. The
outlines of this portrait.have been en-
graved with great care, and the cut
is guaranteed to be Nn accurate copy
of the latest photograph of her mai ,
esty; while in order to show her COM
pIexion as it really is we have gone
to: the trouble and expense of print
ing our entire edition on paper whose
color and quality reproduce the. COM
pleXion and texture of the skin of
this now famous queen. -Extra
copies, of this weeks issue, wrapped
ready for mailing, can be had at five
cents each by applying at this office
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age. s-..!y y7r-.i
Mr.. AIgerOn S. Sullivan, lawyer
of -eminence in the Courts. of New
York City, and a gentleman of Ma
tional fame, died in New York City
q few days ago OF typhoid fever
his parants yefe2 hoth Yirginians, :
taHtt=f =feTH1Npti1Ib intif.lia vafiv vTfu-ff7T-
settlement of that State. His father
was Jeremiah Sullivan, and was one
of the first judges of the Supreme
Court of Indiana. He was educated
Mt Miami University and admitted to
! the bar in Indiana, where the rough
and-ready practice was not to his
taste. He removed To Cincinnati,
and became prosperous lawyer in
such company as that of Chief JUS
tice Chase, William GrOesbeck and
George II. PendletOn. At the out
break of the war, for domestic rea-
sons, he went East and settled in
New York. He soon achieved re-
cognized position among the lawyers
of that city and joined the Demo-
cratic party. '' The si!ver-voiced,
orator from Ohio was name soon
applied to him.. When his position
became assured he gave himself the
leisure TO 30 into society and take a
prominent part in literary and artis-
tic enterprises. He wrote for the
atlantic and North american ReUieU.
For three months i'll the days Of
the war he was a prisoner in Fort
Lafayette. Mr.. Sullivan was a
member of the Manbatton and Lotus
Clubs, president of the Southern So
ciety and of the New York College of
Music. In Cincinnati Mr.. Sullivan
married Miss Groesbeck, sister of the
celebrated lawyer. She died within
n year. His second wife, who was
the beautiful and accomplished Miss
Mollie Hammond, of Winchester, Va,
daughter of the late Geo. w. Ham
mond, of this county, survives him.
He leaves one son. George Hammond
Sullivan. who is member Of his law
firm Mr. Sullivan was director of
the Presbyterian Hospital and super
intendent of the Sunday school of the
First Presbyterian Church.
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